Nicholas Bell

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Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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Bleak Street | DVD Review

“Let’s drink and hate everything and everyone,” mutters one bedraggled prostitute to another in Mexican auteur Arturo Ripstein’s latest masterpiece, Bleak Street, a tale...

The Conversation: Producer Megan Ellison

Producer Megan Ellison quickly ascended the ranks as of the most notable and recognizable US film producers over the last decade, working with a...

Ghost in the Shell | Review

Dispirited Away: Sanders Succeeds with Somber Live-Action Remake of Cult Manga The essence of Masamune Shirow’s 1989 cult manga Ghost in the Shell automatically lends...

Cezanne et Moi | Review

Their Brilliant Careers: Thompson’s Flavorless Exploration of Famed Friendship Those hoping for an invigorating comeback from Daniele Thompson following her egregiously ludicrous It Happened in...

The Zookeeper’s Wife | Review

My Antonina: Chastain Saves the Day in Glossy Holocaust Drama As a byproduct of commodifying historical based cinema, we’ve become numb and desensitized to depictions...

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 10 – Léa Mysius’ ‘Histoires de la Nuit’

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The Black Ball (La bola negra) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

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